Friday, January 20, 2012

Mini Melts

This recipe will CHANGE YOUR LIFE! I'm not even kidding!

I had these a few weeks ago for a church activity, and I have been thinking about them ever since! The recipe is easy to double (or triple) so you can feed a lot of people if necessary, and everyone will enjoy them!

I finally snagged the recipe and made them for my son's birthday last night. They are a crowd pleaser! And they are so so easy!

Ingredients:

1 12 count package Kings Hawaiian Rolls (or any dinner roll)
1/2 cup butter melted
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp poppy seeds
2 tsp onion flakes
1 tsp worcheshire sauce
1 package swiss cheese***
12-16oz thin sliced ham***

Directions:

Put ham and cheese on sliced rolls
Mix all other ingredients and spoon over sammies.
Let set overnight or several hours (I didn't even do this part and they were still fantastic!)
Bake on 350 for 15 min before serving

That is IT!

Complete the meal:

I served these with a pasta salad and Jello. :)

*** When I made mine, I made half the sandwiches with ham and swiss (as called for) and the other half with turkey and havarti. The turkey ones were my fav!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Potato Casserole

A.K.A Funeral Potatoes.  I hate referring to them that way, so in our house it is Potato Casserole!  I know there are a million different takes on this dish, here is how my little family likes them.

5 cups frozen hash browns
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 can milk
1 can cream style corn
Salt and Pepper to taste

topping:
~ 3 cups frosted flakes crushed
3 tablespoons of butter

Mix everything together in a casserole dish. Melt butter and add to frosted flakes to make topping and sprinkle evenly over casserole.  Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, until it is warm and bubbly and the frosted flakes are lightly toasted.

I like to make this as the main dish and add a green veggie and a bright fruit for one of our "meatless" meal nights.  I also like it because I can put it together a couple days in advance and then just keep it in the fridge until the night I want it!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Soup,Bean, and Rice

Okay this is a really quick throw together meal. It is good for lunches or dinners. and you can have it all in your storage!!

Ingriedients

1 can condensed soup of your choice.
     -I use Nacho Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Cream of Chicken, or Cream of Mushroom
1 can beans of your choice
     -Which beans depends on wich soup so here is the grouping...
Nacho Chees = black beans
Cheddar Cheese = navy beans/ great northern beans
Cream of Chicken/Mushroom = navy beans/ great northern beans
(in general we preferre navy beans over great northern, but it is a personal thing!)
2 cups white rice cooked with 3 cups water

I cook my rice in a sauce pan on the stove. I make the soup with about half the liquid called for and usually use milk instead of water. Once the soup is well blended rinse the beans and add them to the soup.  Put hot soup and beans over the rice and WalLa! dinner! add fruit of your choice and call it a meal!